Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs
— OPINION — Democratic senators are expressing alarm about planned budget reallocations at the Food and Drug Administration that they fear will threaten the nation’s food safety system. In a letter to FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones released Wednesday, Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn…
Trump’s Order on Gender-Affirming Care Escalates Reversal of Trans Rights
The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young peoples’ gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care. It will likely be challenged in court…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: RFK Jr. in the Hot Seat
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the vast Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced sharp questioning from senators this week, particularly over his history of vaccine denialism. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s second week has been even more disruptive than its first…
AI startup Perplexity sued for alleged trademark infringement
Perplexity, the venture-backed startup building AI-powered search products, has been sued in federal court for allegedly violating another company’s trademark. In a complaint filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, attorneys representing a company called Perplexity Solved Solutions accuse Perplexity of infringing on its trademark rights by using...
A brief history of mass hacks
Hackers are increasingly abusing bugs in popular enterprise software to target big companies in mass-hacking campaigns © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Former college student receives $250K settlement from school over Cardi B social media post lawsuit
A student who previously went to the University of Tennessee received a settlement of $250,000 after her school tried to expel her over a social media post that had lyrics from Cardi B’s song “WAP.” The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) announced the settlement for Kimberly Diei…
Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fueled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk. As early as 8,000 years ago the team found evidence that farmers were deliberately selecting their flocks — for example…Negotiations with terrorists, lack of food: Hostage reveals details from captivity
Moses, who was released on Thursday, told his family about the inhumane conditions he endured as a hostage…
AI output requires human touch for copyright: US gov’t
Providing simple prompts to an AI system does not meet the criteria for copyright protection, says the US Copyright Office…